Plant potatoes 2 to 4 weeks prior to your last frost date. Follow all my tips below to keep your seed potatoes from rotting in the cold, wet ground. Always check your frost dates and soil temperature ...

Optimum soil temperature for planting potatoes is 59 – 68 F. You don’t want the soil to be too cold or wet or your seeds will rot instead of grow. This means, potatoes should be planted before your ...